A Senate staffer emails with his take on the filibuster rules change agreed to by Reid and McConnell:
I think that your posture on rules reform — culminating in “Oh, that’s not good” — has not shown the other side of the argument for progressives.
All Senate Democrats agree that rules reform is essential. Now we appear to be on the brink of that, and the “fix the Senate crowd” is dismayed. Unlike last time Reid isn’t proposing just a “gentleman’s agreement,” these are real changes to Rule 22. And these appear to have minority support. This is a big deal.
You don’t agree (and it’s fine) but there is a strong, progressive case against pursuing rules reforms via the nuclear/constitutional option.
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